Background
Taps Mugadza was born in Harare, Zimbabwe and was found abandoned on the doorstep of an orphanage when he was two days old.
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Career
He began singing and playing music when he was 15. He sang at church and he competed in the Zimbabwean Idol competition and placed third overall. Taps volunteered for the Christian mission organization, Rock of Africa, traveling with them in outreach programs and to dig wells in impoverished areas.
The mission supported him on a trip to America in 2009 to find sponsors to secure his future in music
In May 2009, Taps was accepted as a student at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood. He graduated with the school’s highest honor, ‘Outstanding Artist’ and both the head of his program and the president of the school said they had never had anyone as talented at Taps.
In 2014 he was a guest on the TakePart Live (television Series). He also performed Live on EXTRA (television Series) that same year.
Taps writes and performs his own music and has worked with world renowned producers such as T-Collar, Moose, Boi-1da, and Quincey Jones.
